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The award pays tribute to a British artist whose outstanding performances in a year have demonstrated the high quality of their craftsmanship. Previous recipients include Daniel Craig , Kate Winslet , Tilda Swinton , Helena Bonham Carter , Emily Blunt , Michael Sheen and Rachel Weisz .
Cumberbatch has several films set for release. He ll play Julian Assange in the upcoming WikiLeaks story The Fifth Estate , and he ll also appear in Steve McQueen s buzzy awards film 12 Years a Slave . He also voices the dragon Smaug in the final two Hobbit films.
As previously announced, George Clooney will receive the Stanley Kubrick Britannia Award for Excellence in Film; Kathryn Bigelow will receive the John Schlesinger Britannia Award for Excellence in Directing; grand canyon jeep tours and Sir Ben Kingsley will receive the Albert R. Broccoli Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Entertainment.